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It can be more than you think. Be careful saying that.
by TrinaryWorksToo 8y ago
It can be more than you think. Be careful saying that.
- scardine 8y agoSure, I agree autism can be very debilitating and pose a heavy burden on the individual and the family. In my family we tend to fell on the lighter side of the spectrum. My 5yo boy is officially diagnosed and he is really smart. My father was definitely autistic although never diagnosed. I was lucky enough to have a false twin brother (11 months younger) that was the most popular guy at school while I was the weirdest (until I started emulating his behavior in social situations). Today I believe my brain is just wired differently. Some of the most powerful structures in the brain (the GPUs) are devoted analyzing faces and reactions; in my case they are used for other purposes so I had to learn how to process faces using the CPU which is a bit tiresome but works well enough.
- TrinaryWorksToo 8y agoI fall on the "lighter" side too, in the sense that it's not as immediately obvious. It's still been really hard when I have to do high intensity CPU tasks while also doing things that people use their GPU for, like whiteboard interviews or remembering stories